Baseboard radiator for the rooms of buildings



1,633,032 June 21 1927- vF, M. NoRDLlNG BASEBOARD RADIATOR FOR THE ROOMS OF BUILDINGS Filed July 19, 1926 Patented June 21, 1927.

v rmnonr M. Nonnnme, or DENVER, copoiiiano. y l

BASEBOABD RADIATOR FOR THE ROOMS OF IBUEDINGB.

Application' led July 19, 1926. Serial No. 123,529.

My invention relates to a base board form of radiator for heating the rooms of residences and other buildings.

And the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a base board form of steam or hot water radiator for the rooms of buildings.

Second, to provide a radiator that is adapted to be inserted in any desired part of the length of the base board on one side of the room or that can be constructed all along either one or all sides of a room and consequently along all sides of all rooms of buildings, without cutting into the plastering or lathing and that will not pro]ect out into the room further than a thick base board would.

Third, to provide a simply constructed, easily and inexpensively installed and an ornamentally appearing radiator in the form of a base board, that is constructed to form all of the base board finish or any predetermined part of the length of the base board members of a room and that is in the form of a hollow casingy enclosing a plurality of steam or hot water conveying pipes, and

` that is provided with a removable front that permits the repairing and cleaning of the pipes at any time.

I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective viewof the improved base board radiator.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the radiator and the adjoining portion of the wall.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the :front plate of the radiator.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the crown moulding, showing ythe manner of securing the front plate of the radiator thereto, and

Figures 5 and 6 are front and side views,

' respectively, of the turn button or swivel for securing the front late in place.

The numeral 2 esignates the lathing, 3 the plastering and 4 the floor line.

A strip of wood 5 is secured to the floor against the wall 1, which may be brick, wood, concrete or other material, and ata distance above this strip of wood 5, corresponding to the height of the radiator, which for an ordinary size room is about seven inches; a strip of wood 6 of the thickness of the lath and plaster is also secured to the wall 1 and in the space 7 formed betweenl the strips 5 and 6 and the wall 1 1s placed the improved radiator, which conslsts of a rear or back plate 8, which is made of sheet iron lor any other suitable metal; and its lower and upper ends are preferably curved to extend outwardly from the wall, and the lower end extends down against and across the top of the strip 5, its outer edge being bent down over the outer face of the strip 5 far enough to extend behind the floor shoe molding 9 which'holds the lower end of the plate 8 from moving forward away from the wall.

The upper portion of the back plate is outwardly curved and bent upon itself to form a short vertical crimp or abutment 10 which rests against the front edge of the strip 6, from which point the metal is then curved upwardly to form an ornamental crown moulding 11 which may enclose a wood filling 12, if such filling is desired.

The inside surface of this back plate is covered with a sheet of any suitable kind of insulating material 13.

The upper end of the metal crown moulding 11 is turned down behind the upper end of the wooden liller 12 and bears against the plastering and its edge terminates in a lip 14 and is driven into the said filler as shown in Fig. 2. The crown moulding 11 forms the top member of the base board radiator.

When, however, a short base board radiator, for example, one of vtwo feet in length, is inserted in any part of the base board, the said crown moulding is formed into the same design as the moulding thatforms the top `member of the base board, so

that thev architectural design of this crown` moulding member will be the same and it will also stand in exact alignment with the base board of the room in which it is placed.

The top horizontal portion of the insulating material 13, terminates near the front edge of the bottom of the metal crown moulding and t-he bottom portion of the crown moulding is formed with a clamping tongue 15 which overlaps the end of the insulating material, and holds it securely in place. The lower end ofthe insulating strip 13 is secured to the back plate by bolts 13A.

The numeral 16 designates the front or face plate of the radiator, and it is secured before the screws are passe tothe metalcrown moulding by hooks 16^ which arey formed at interv s on the upper 19, which rest'u on the lower horizontal portion of the `bac plate 8, where it is bent over the edge of the bottom strip 5. The front plate 16 of the radiator is held at `a uniform distance from the back plate 8, throughout its length by spacing tubes 20, through which are passed screws 21 which also extend loosely throu h horizontal slots 22, in the front plate an throu h holes in the insulatin material 13 an the back plate 8 and t ey are screwed into the wall or studding 1, against which the back of the plate 8 rests. f

The space inclosed by the front and back plates 16 and 8, respectively and by the crown moulding and the base strip 5, constitutes anV air chamber, through which the radiator pipes or tubes extend.

The slots 22, extend through horizontal depressions or corrugations 23 formed in the plate, and these slots have central enlargements 22^. Upon each screw 21 is loosely mounted a swivel orA turn button 24, the central or body portion of which is of a diameter to pass loosely through the enlargements 22'* of the slot 22 while the wings of the button are of a width to pass loosely throu h the slots 22 when the button is turne to stand parallel with the said slot. The turn buttons are placed u on the screws through the front plate and spacingtubes, and when the screws are screwed into the wall or studding, their heads engage the turn buttons and when the turn uttons are turned to stand at right angles to the slots 22, they bear upon the front plate and clamp the `same against the ends of the spacing tubes 20. But when it is desired to remove the front plate for any purpose, the turn buttons: are turned around in ali ment with the oblong slots in the front ate and the said late can then be drawn ack over the turn uttons 24 without removing the screws from the wall.

This front plate 16 is made of sheet metal and it can be stiifened against bending iii `wardly under any ordinary accidental pressure against its center portion by T shaped strips of metal 25 which are secured upon its rear side.

A space 26 is left between the lower edge ofthe front plate and the edge of the bottom of the back plate through which the cold air in the room flows into the air chamber of the radiator as indicated by the arrow and a space 27 .is also left between the upper the radiator.

edge ofthe crown moul within the air heating chamber ilowsout of it into the room in the direction of the arrow, and the cold air inlet 26 and hot air outlet 27 extend throu hout the length of The colf air that enters the radiator through the apertures 26 is heated by lowin against and around several 28 throu i which steam, hot water or slate and= the` under side of the through which the hot air i heating uid flows, and which are supported at substantially e ual distances'apart in the vertical air cham r ofthe casing, by an suitable means, such as, the bracket 29 whi as illustrated, extends through the back plate and'screws into the wall and which is provided with a i efreceiving memberor saddle 30 to whic is bolted a pipe retainin cap 31. In addition to the spac 26 an 27, the plate is provided near its lower edge with a horizonta row of holes 32, and with a similar row of holes 33 near its upper edge. My invention contemplates the use of any shape of pipe as shown in cross section and I illustrate, a round' ipe and three oval shaped pipes, within t e' air heating chamber, but square or trian lar or an sha ed pipe or heat conilictor can e used if esired.

,When the radiators are'inade up in short lengths to be inserted in a `wooden base board, the front plate 16 extends the entire length of the base board, and the front surface of it is painted and grained and varnished to match the natural color of the wood or the paint or graining finish .on the wood of the base board; and the surface of the plate is also provided with vertical deother ressions or corru ations 34, which, with the orizontal 'charme s 23, dividethe surface into panels as shown in Fig. 1.

Myk invention provides a new and novel metal heat radiator, that can be inserted in the wooden base board of rooms, and which will have the appearance of being an integral part of the base board if given the same paint finish, or it `can lie substituted throughout the entire length or one side of, or all sides of a room, instead of the wooden base board mostly used. i y

My invention is of especial value and novelty, inasmuch as it occupies the same space required for the ordinary wooden base board, without cutting into the wall, which would 'require additional time and'labor in installaor making a base board of it. Furthermore, the improved radiator draws in the cold air from the floor level where the air 1s coldest, and heats and discharges this air at only a few inches above the top of the floor.

lVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred construction and arrangement of my base board radiator, I do not wish to be limited tothe construction and arrangement shown and described, as changes may be made in it without departing from the spirit of my invention.

If desired, the crown moulding can be dispensed with, and-the upper edge of the front plate can be connected in any suitable way with the upper horizontal portion ot' the back-plate, and this portion of the back plate would then be provided with outlet apertures. Y

Having, described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A base board radiator, comprising a casing adapted to be secured to a wall containing a plurality of heat conveying pipes and having a back plate and a front plate removably secured thereto and a crown moulding secured to the upper end thereof that will give the front plate of Said radiatorthe appearance ot a base board; tubes between the back plate of said casing and its front base board plate, saidf front plate being being provided with screw receiving apertures and screws extending loosely through said apertures and each of said tubes and also extending through the back plate of said casing and screwed into said wall whereby said front plate is clamped to said casing and said casing is clamped to said wall, said front plate being provided with grooves over the ends of said tubes, said screw receiving apertures in the grooves of said plate, provided with oblong holes on their opposite sides and a turnbutton having wings mounted on each of said screws, the wings of said turn-button being narrower than the oblong holes through said plate whereby when said screws are lturned to clamp the front plate to said tubes the wings of said turn-buttons are turned at right angles to the oblong slots in said plate, but when it is desired to remove said plate without removing said screws from said wall, said turn-button is turned until its wings register in the oblong holes of said plate in said groove.

2. The combination in a radiator adapted to form the. baseboard of a wall, which consists of a casing, a removable front plate for said casing, provided with slots, spacing tubes between the casing and the front plate, screws which pass through the slots in the front plate, through the tubes and the casing and into the wall and turn-buttons on said screws for securing the front plate to the casing, and for perunttin the removal of the front plate, when sait turn-buttons are turned to register with said slots.

3. The combination in a radiator adapted between the casing and the front plate,A

screws extending through the slots, the tubes, and into the wall, and turn-buttons on said screws, for securing the casing to the wall and the front plate to the casing, said front plate being provided with. stiening grooves through which said slots are cut, said tubes being of a length to provide sutilcient space between the front plate and the back of the casing for heating pipes, a cold air inlet being formed along the front bottom portion of the casing, and a hot air outlet being formed along the front top portion thereof.

4. In a base board radiator, a housing simulating a base lboard and comprising a back plate, upper and lower members, and a front plate connected along its upper edge to the said upper member, spacing tubes between the front and back plates, screws extending through said plates and tubes and turn buttons on said screw to engage said front plate and hold the same in place, spaces being provided between the upper edge of the front plate and the upper member and between the lower edge thereof and thel lower member, said housing inclosing heating pipes.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination with heating elements, of a housing therefor, simulating a base board and comprising a back plate adapted to lie against a wall, a base strip, a crown moulding, and a front plate, said front (plate having hook members along its upper edge to engage said ,crown moulding and foot portions to engage said base strip, spacing tubes between the front and back plates, sere-ws extending through said front plate and tubes and back plate and into said wall, and turn buttons on said screws to engage said front plate, said front plate having screw receiving slots of a width to permit the said turn buttons to pass through them when said buttons are turned to be parallel with said slots.

6. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a base strip, of a back plate adapted to lie against a wall and having a right angled portion resting on said base strip the upper portion of said back plate being bent to form a crown moulding having apertures in its under side, and a" front and back plates in line with said screw slots, screws extending throu h said slots and tubes and into the wa l, and turn buttons on said screws to engage said plates, said turn buttons being of a size to pass through said slots when turnedto lie parallel therewith, said plates and crown moulding and base 'strip forming a housing-for heating elements, and which simulates a base board. p p

7. A baseboard radiator comprising a casing havin a back, top and bottom; leatin pipes witin said casing; a front for sai casing, spaced hooks projecting from the upper ed e of said front and adapted to engage saidg top and maintain said u per edge spaced therefrom: foot strips epending 1,esa,osa

from the lower edge of said front and adapted to enga e said bottom and maintain said`1ower e ges aced therefrom; and means for securing sai front `to said casing.

8. A baseboard radiator comprising a casing having a back, top and bottom; heatin pipes wit in said casing; afront for sai casing, therebeing openings between said front and said top and bottom to allow\ air to circulate past said pipes; screws arranged to (pass through said front and said casing; an tubes surroundingsaid scre-ws and adapted to maintain said front spaced from said hack.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

FRIDOLF M. NORDLING. 

